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Re: Are Hyperplasia abd Dysplasia the same thing?

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 11 Dec 2002 09:21:03 -0600 (CST)


At Tue, 10 Dec 2002, maggie wrote: >
>I have not come across with that term "Hyperplasia". Is it the same as
>Dysplasia of the cervix or vulvar etc?
>
>--
>Maggie
>

No, they are different. Hyper means more or excess, while dys translates as bad or wrong. Think of your lawn. Hyperlawnia would be what you have if you forget to mow for a while, while dyslawnia would be crabgrass taking over part of your yard.

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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